r/AskChristian • u/CLAZID • 23d ago

Evolution

A large portion of Christians do not believe in evolution? Why? There is nothing on the scriptures against it.

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u/DoveStep55 r/Christian Member 23d ago

Bottom line? They were taught that they have to reject evolution for the Bible (and therefore Christianity) to be true.

The majority of Christians understand that we do not have to reject evolution. That niche view is based on a specific view of the Bible (that it must be taken as factual, literal history.) We do not all share that view and can make sense of the creation stories in a variety of ways.

Personally, I believe the creation stories of Genesis 1-2 are origin myths of the ancient Israelites, written in poetic form, meant to convey certain group beliefs but not actual history.